The 1946 cutter known as the Blackberry is being replaced and liquidated at MCAS Cherry Point. The 65-foot vessel was used for repairing hundreds of buoys from Atlantic Beach down to the South Carolina boarder. For the past few years, it has been used on base to haul items used for target practice by fighter jets.

The ship is being sold through a company called Government Liquidation. Anyone is allowed to bid on the item, and auctions like this are common across the United States.

"The one we sold at Sunny Point was a lot bigger than this one," Assistant Site Manager for Government Liquidation David Landry said. "It sold for $250,000. I don't think this one will go that high."